Aerospace Physician Flight Medicine - Physicians Only Apply - Perm - Tucson Arizona

Company: Rob
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Posted On: 04/25/2024

A Aerospace Physician Flight Medicine practice is seeking a qualified physician for Tucson, AZ. This and other physician jobs brought to you by ExactMD. Medical Doctors Only Apply.

MD/DO
- Flight Medicine Physician
Davis-Monthan Air
Force Base
Located
within the city limits of Tucson, approximately 5 miles south-southeast of
downtown Tucson. The base is best known as the location of the Air Force
Materiel Command's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG),
the aircraft boneyard for all excess military and government aircraft. Tucson's
dry climate and alkali soil made it an ideal location for aircraft storage and
preservation.REQUIREMENTS (duties
include but are not limited to)

• Provide
  health care to beneficiaries assigned to the Flight Medicine Clinic.
  
• Care
  shall include but not be limited to continuing, comprehensive health
  maintenance and medical care. Maintain a program of comprehensive health, to
  include preventive medicine, behavioral sciences, and community health.
  
• May
  become the primary care manager for a panel of patients. As a PCM, the flight
  medicine provider will be the primary person responsible for the management of
  the health and wellness of his/her assigned patients.
  
• Examination
  of patients, formulation differential diagnostic plans, defines and orders
  required diagnostic testing.
  
• Interpretation
  of examination findings and test results, and implementation of treatment
  plans.
  
• Determine
  need for consultation and assist in medical care and treatment provided at the
  direction of other specialists.
  
• Approve/disapprove
  subspecialty referrals.
  
• Answer
  patient telephone consults with the assistance of clinic staff.
  
• Provide
  primary and secondary preventive maintenance care.
  
• Provide
  appropriate military specific documentation such as (but not limited to)
  narrative medical summaries for Medical Evaluation Boards and medical profile
  paperwork.
  
• The
  Chief, Flight Medicine Clinic will make specific duties/patient care
  assignments. All inpatients will be admitted as per the local MTF instructions.
  
• Be
  capable of adequately diagnosing and treating a wide-range of adult acute and
  chronic diseases and injuries, including but not limited to, conditions of the:
  
• Skin Pulmonary
  System, Head Gastrointestinal System, Eyes Musculoskeletal System, Ears
  Genitourinary System, Nose Reproductive System, Throat Lymphatic System, Neck
  Central Nervous System, Cardiovascular System Endocrine System, Psychiatric and
  Behavioral Health.
  
• Be
  capable of adequately diagnosing and treating a wide-range of pediatric (ages
  2-18) acute and chronic diseases and injuries, including but not limited, to
  conditions of the:
  
• Skin Pulmonary
  System, Head Gastrointestinal System, Eyes Musculoskeletal System, Ears
  Genitourinary System, Nose Reproductive System, Throat Lymphatic System, Neck
  Central Nervous System, Cardiovascular System Endocrine System, Psychiatric and
  Behavioral Health, Well Child Checks, Normal Age Appropriate Development
  Assessments.
  
• Have
  sufficient experience to be able to adequately perform medical procedures to
  include, but not limited to, the following:
  
• Secure and maintain
  an adequate airway to include endotracheal intubation, Cardioversion of life
  threatening arrhythmias, Simple minor surgical procedures: punch biopsies,
  excision of skin lesions, Simple abscess incision and drainage, Nail
  trephination, Sling or swath injuries, Lumbar puncture, Suture simple
  laceration, Suture removal.
  QUALIFICATIONS
  
  
  • Successful
    completion of an accredited Family Medicine Residency or Aerospace Medicine
    Residency preferred.
    
  • Current
    board certification by one of the following boards: the American Board of
    Family Medicine, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, American
    Board of Preventive Medicine, or board certified by the American Osteopathic
    Association through the American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine.
    License cannot be under investigation nor have any adverse action pending from
    a State Board or national licensing/certification agency.
    
  • Possess
    a current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life
    Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Life Support (PALS) in accordance with 355 MDG
    policies.
    
  • Working
    knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in the use of basic word
    processing, data entry and automated medical records.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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